His company provided Navy ships with food, water, cleaning, and other port services in Asia.

Federal agents arrested the Malaysian citizen after luring him to San Diego last year to talk about new Navy contracts.

He’s waiting to be sentenced.

So far, sixteen defendants have been charged in the case. Of those, 11 are current or former U.S. Navy officials.

Most of the Navy personnel have been charged with taking bribes from Francis in exchange for sensitive information about ship movements and schedules. Some were charged with lying to investigators about their relationship with Francis and his company.

Last month a former NCIS supervisory special agent was sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in the case. John Beliveau, 47, of York, Pennsylvania, took cash, luxury travel, and the services of prostitutes from Fat Leonard. In exchange, Beliveau told Francis about investigations into Glenn Defense, including the names of confidential witnesses helping investigators.

The highest-ranking officer charged in the case is Rear Admiral Robert Gilbeau. He pleaded guilty in June to lying to investigators and destroying evidence about his relationship with Francis.

Three other rear admirals including the commander of naval forces in Japan retired last year after the Secretary of the Navy censured them for the Fat Leonard scandal.

Founder of the FCPA Blog and Editor at Large. He has been named multiple times as one of the 100 Most Influential People In Business Ethics by Ethisphere Magazine and is a Trust Across America Top Thought Leader. He’s a member of the DC, Virginia, and Florida bars. His At Large column is a regular feature of the FCPA Blog.

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"Colonel Ed" Esq. - Manassas, VA

November 3, 2016 at 3:25 pm

What? NO BAIL? In San Diego?I wonder what the Extradition treaty says about that?I hope the foreign citizen lady and gentleman are not confined to a US Marine Corps brig?That would definitely be "cruel and unusual punishment" – even for an Army soldier!WHAT IF???What if 2 US citizens living in US were accused of corruption by the South Korean government and where extradited to S Korea? And what if the S Koren judge said "NO BAIL"?Would the 2 American citizens get help to get bail? Maybe they could appeal to the US Dept of State for help in getting BAIL?!

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